Chinese Character Dictionary

做到

zuò dào

to accomplish

做功

zuò gōng

to act (in opera)

做功夫

zuò gōng fu

to practice (work skills)

做寿

zuò shòu

to celebrate a birthday (of an elderly person)

做梦

zuò mèng

to dream

做大

zuò dà

arrogant

做好做歹

zuò hăo zuò dăi

to persuade using all possible arguments (idiom); to act good cop and bad cop in turn

做媒

zuò méi

to act as go-between (between prospective marriage partners etc)

做学问

zuò xué wèn

to study

做完

zuò wán

to finish

做官

zuò guān

to take an official post

做客

zuò kè

to be a guest or visitor

做小

zuò xiăo

to become a concubine

做工

zuò gōng

to work with one's hands

做工作

zuò gōng zuò

to do one's work

做工夫

zuò gōng fu

to practice (work skills)

做市商

zuò shì shāng

market maker

做广告宣传

zuò guăng gào xuān chuán

to advertise

做厅长

zuò tīng zhăng

(jocularly) to sleep on the couch

做张做势

zuò zhāng zuò shì

to put on an act (idiom); to pose

做张做智

zuò zhāng zuò zhì

to put on an act (idiom); to pose

做张做致

zuò zhāng zuò zhì

see 做張做智|做张做智[zuò zhāng zuò zhì]

做爱

zuò ài

to make love

做戏

zuò xì

to act in a play

做手

zuò shŏu

to put one's hand to sth

做手脚

zuò shŏu jiăo

to defraud

做掉

zuò diào

to kill

做操

zuò cāo

to do exercises

做文章

zuò wén zhāng

to make an issue of sth

做东

zuò dōng

to act as host

做法

zuò fă

way of handling sth

做活

zuò huó

to work for a living (esp. of woman needleworker)

做活儿

zuò huó r

erhua variant of 做活[zuò huó]

做派

zuò pài

way of doing sth

做准备工作

zuò zhŭn bèi gōng zuò

to make preparations

做满月

zuò măn yuè

celebration for baby's first birthday

做为

zuò wéi

to act as

做牛做马

zuò niú zuò mă

lit. to work like an ox, to work like a horse; fig. to work extremely hard

做生意

zuò shēng yì

to do business

做生日

zuò shēng rì

to celebrate a birthday

做生活

zuò shēng huó

to work

做眉做眼

zuò méi zuò yăn

to frown

做眼

zuò yăn

to work as spy

做眼色

zuò yăn sè

to wink

做礼拜

zuò lĭ bài

to go to church on Sunday (of Christians)

做祷告

zuò dăo gào

to pray

做绝

zuò jué

to go to extremes

做声

zuò shēng

to speak

做脸

zuò liăn

to win honor

做菜

zuò cài

to cook

做亲

zuò qīn

to become related by marriage

做买卖

zuò măi mài

to buy and sell

做贼心虚

zuò zéi xīn xū

to feel guilty as a thief (idiom); to have sth on one's conscience

做针线

zuò zhēn xiàn

to do needlework

做错

zuò cuò

to make an error

做鸡

zuò jī

(slang) (of a woman) to work as a prostitute

做饭

zuò fàn

to prepare a meal

做鬼

zuò guĭ

to play tricks

做鬼脸

zuò guĭ liăn

to pull a face

做鸭

zuò yā

(slang) (of a man) to work as a prostitute